Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release issued by his Department on 8 February 2018 on the consultation on Social Work England, if he will set out (a) the members and (b) the terms of reference for (i) the Advisory Group and (ii) the Regulatory Expert Group.

The Social Work England Advisory Group includes key organisations from across the social work sector, employer representatives, education providers and service users. The membership of the group and the terms of reference are set out in attachment one.

The Regulator Expert Group membership includes representation from a number of professional regulators. The membership of the group and the terms of reference are set out in attachment two.